James Keys, 31, of Dowagiac killed in crash on M-43 near South Haven

SOUTH HAVEN — A Dowagiac man was killed in a head-on crash east of South Haven on Monday when the driver of the car he was in swerved to avoid another vehicle that turned in front of it, police said.

James Keys, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred at about 11:46 a.m. at the intersection of M-43 and County Road 380 in Van Buren County's Geneva Township, according to Michigan State Police.

Keys was a passenger in a Chrysler PT Cruiser that was westbound on M-43 and collided with an oncoming pickup truck, a news release said. The truck struck the Chrysler on its passenger side after the PT Cruiser's driver swerved to avoid a car that had turned in front of it from M-43 onto CR 380, police said.

The driver of the PT Cruiser, whose name was not released, was taken to South Haven Community Hospital, according to the news release. No information on that driver's injuries or condition had been released as of Monday night.

The driver of the pickup truck, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital for treatment of "serious" injuries, the news release said. No further information on the truck's driver had been released as of Monday night.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, according to State Police, who were continuing their investigation.